Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Mess up
Mess up verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: messed up the drawing and had to start over
Both terms in one sentence
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Better not mess up though or we will order your friends to kill you horribly in a single shot.
Source: Manga / D.Gray-Man - The Klingon Promoted guy who takes over knows better than to mess up similarly.
Source: Bad Boss / Film -
The now deranged Weasel uses his influence to mess up the world (though he thinks he's making it better).
Source: The Caligula
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